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Reenact

To enact again.

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Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Enact 76% connected

To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) whi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Ordain 76% connected

To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Re-create 76% connected

To create or form anew.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Recreate 76% connected

To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Represent 76% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reenactment 74% connected

The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reenactment 74% connected

The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

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Enact 92% connected

To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) whi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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